Ruined by Sarah Vaughn

For fans of Bridgerton comes a Regency-era romance graphic novel
about the unexpected passion that blooms from a loveless marriage.
Catherine and Andrew have no illusions: theirs is a marriage of convenience,
not love. The union was hastily arranged to offer them each an escape -
Catherine from the shame of a previous dalliance, Andrew from a series of
tragedies that have left his once grand family impoverished. Despite their
reservations, a smoldering passion slowly draws them together. Duty,
romance, and humor collide in this steamy and turbulent tale of intertwined
fates.

Sarah Vaughn tries to write things. Some of their work includes Sleepless,
co-created with Leila del Duca (Image Comics); Eternal Empire, co-created
with Jonathan Luna (Image Comics); and Deadman: Dark Mansion of
Forbidden Love (DC Comics). They enjoy history, romance, fantasy, and
comics in any and all combinations. Sarah Winifred Searle originally hails
from spooky New England but currently lives in sunny Boorloo (Perth,
Australia). Their first award-winning graphic novels were Sincerely, Harriet
(Graphic Universe, 2019) and Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance
(Iron Circus Comics, 2021). Their First Second books are The Greatest Thing
(2021), Ruined (2023), and their upcoming vampire rom-com, The Sweetness
Between Us. Niki Smith is the Lambda Literary Award-nominated author of
Crossplay, The Deep & Dark Blue, and The Golden Hour . Originally from the
US, she now lives in Germany with her wife and two bilingual cats.

First Second
On Sale: Nov 28/23
6 x 8.5 • 336 pages
full-color illustrations throughout
9781250769350 • $35.99 • CL - With dust jacket
Comics & Graphic Novels / Romance